Today I saw the consultant nephrologist (a specialist kidney doctor). She'd looked at the results of all my tests from two weeks ago and asked me a few questions about my lifestyle and did a physical exam (mostly just listening to my heart and prodding my kidneys a bit).
Then we had a conversation about my results. Apparently my kidney function is excellent (GFR of 106) but there is a cyst on my left kidney which warrants further investigation. I knew about this already as the specialist nurse had called ahead to let me know so that when the investigation appointments came through I wouldn't be alarmed (Honestly, they take such good care of you!)
Anyway, the cyst is very likely nothing to worry about. The nephrologist struggled to even find it on the CT scan* because it's so small, and it's normal for healthy people to have up to 5 'simple' cysts on each kidney. However, as they might end up giving this kidney to a patient, they need to have a closer look and so I'm going back for a DMSA scan next week. If they can't tell from that, I'll need to have a MRI. The nephrologist didn't seem overly concerned, either for my wellbeing or that it would be an impediment to transplant, so I'm trying not to worry about it for now. I won't need to see her again if all is well and the next step will be meeting the surgeon.
*Side note: getting to see a CT scan of my own kidneys was fricking awesome!
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